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by gmatnmein2010 » Sat Feb 20, 2010 3:38 am
The increase in unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are forcing many homeowners to look into alternative sources of fuel in order to save money on winter heating.


1)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are


2)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in retail prices and energy costs, have been


3)unemployment rates, coupled with significant increases in both retail prices and energy costs, is


4)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, is


5)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in both retail as well as energy costs, had been
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by thephoenix » Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:45 am
gmatnmein2010 wrote:The increase in unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are forcing many homeowners to look into alternative sources of fuel in order to save money on winter heating.


1)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are
sub:The increase........verb are wrng shud be is

2)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in retail prices and energy costs, have been
rates of unemployment is wordier and sub verb error

3)unemployment rates, coupled with significant increases in both retail prices and energy costs, is
correct

4)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, is
significantly(advrb).... increased(noun)

5)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in both retail as well as energy costs, had been
rates of unemployment is wordier ; both retail as well as energy costs is unidiomatic
IMO C
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by harsh.champ » Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:41 am
gmatnmein2010 wrote:The increase in unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are forcing many homeowners to look into alternative sources of fuel in order to save money on winter heating.


1)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are-I think the original sentence is the most rightly framed


2)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in retail prices and energy costs, have been


3)unemployment rates, coupled with significant increases in both retail prices and energy costs, is-I think it should be significant increase not increases.


4)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, is-Framing seems incorrect.


5)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in both retail as well as energy costs, had been
IMO A.
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by firdaus117 » Sat Feb 20, 2010 6:18 am
IMO Option 3.
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by gmatmachoman » Sat Feb 20, 2010 6:35 am
one more for C
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by bhumika.k.shah » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:59 am
I'd bet for C

coupled with its just an appositive. Hence it should be a singular verb = is

IMO C
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by shashank.ism » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:06 am
gmatnmein2010 wrote:The increase in unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are forcing many homeowners to look into alternative sources of fuel in order to save money on winter heating.
1)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, are
2)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in retail prices and energy costs, have been
3)unemployment rates, coupled with significant increases in both retail prices and energy costs, is
4)unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increased retail prices as well as energy costs, is
5)rates of unemployment, coupled with significant increases in both retail as well as energy costs, had been
"is" is correct ....are and have been or had been doesn't agree..
unemployment rates seems to be better than rates of unemployment
So C is correct
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